Welcome to our 2010 website

Contours Walking Holidays are the specialists in self-guided walking holidays (hiking tours) in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. Within this web site you'll find an unrivalled range of walking holidays and short breaks along more than sixty trails in Britain ranging from famous routes like Hadrian's Wall Path, West Highland Way, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Cotswold Way, Offa's Dyke Path, Cumbria Way, Pembrokeshire Coast Path or the Dales Way to little-known gems like Northumberland's Coast of Castles, Isle of Anglesey Coast Path, Wild Edric's Way, Cotswolds Villages Trail or the Three Castles Walk.

Whatever your interest - following in the footsteps of Roman Legionnaires along Hadrian's Wall, hiking from coast to coast across England, tracing the route of cattle drovers through the Highlands of Scotland, walking the coast path of Cornwall, following a river on its journey from source to sea, climbing England's highest mountain in the Lake District, studying sea birds from the cliffs of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path or exploring villages in the Cotswolds - our extensive range of walking tours means you'll be sure to find your perfect walking holiday here.

We hope you enjoy our 2010 web site and that it will inspire you to take a hiking tour in England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland with us. New walks for 2010 include St Bega’s Way in the Lake District, St Oswald’s Way in Northumberland and the Ceredigion Coast Path in Wales.

England

England's North Country is famous for the beauty of its scenery. Here you will find the stunning lake and mountain scenery of the Lake District, the rich green valleys and dry-stone walls of the Yorkshire Dales, the rolling heather moorland of the North York Moors, the craggy limestone dales and gritstone moors of the Peak District, the old Roman frontier of Hadrian's Wall and the golden beaches and imposing castles of Northumberland's unspoilt coastline. We offer the largest selection of walking holidays in the north of England. These range from classic trails like Hadrian's Wall Path, Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, Cumbria Way, Dales Way, Cleveland Way and Herriot Way to little-known gems like Northumberland Coastal Path, Westmorland Way, Swale Way, White Peak Way, Yorkshire Wolds Way and Lady Anne's Way.

The countryside of the South of England is noted for its great variety. It ranges from the rocky coastlines of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset to the beaches, dunes and saltings of the Norfolk coast, and from the wild expanses of Dartmoor and Exmoor to the neat fields and pretty villages of the Cotswolds.

Our programme of hiking tours in the South of England include the Isle of Wight Coast Path, Cotswold Way, Two Moors Way, Dartmoor Way, Tarka Trail, Mendip Way, North Downs Way, Thames Path, Cross-Cotswold Path, Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path, Ridgeway, South Downs Way, Saints' Way, a handful of trails exploring the Cotswolds and the South West Coast Path, the spectacular National Trail around the coastlines of Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset.

Scotland

Scotland, with its magnificent mountains, heather-clad hills, remote glens, sparkling lochs, rugged coastline, magical islands, rich wildlife and turbulent history, has so much to attract the walker. Our hiking tours or walking holidays in Scotland include the Fife Coastal Path, Great Glen Way, Speyside Way, Rob Roy Way, Arran Coastal Way, Cateran Trail, St Cuthbert's Way, Borders Abbeys Way and the West Highland Way, a magnificent trek through the spectacular Western Highlands of Scotland from the outskirts of Scotland's largest city to the base of its highest mountain.

Wales and the Welsh Borders

With a fascinating history, compelling culture and beautiful scenery ranging from the jagged mountains of Snowdonia and the rolling hills of the Welsh Borders to the rugged coastline of Pembrokeshire, Wales offers some of the best walking in Britain. Our walking holidays in Wales includes the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Glyndwr's Way, Wye Valley Walk, Isle of Anglesey Coast Path, Dee Way, Mortimer Trail, Three Castles Walk, Usk Valley Walk, Wild Edric's Way and Offa's Dyke Path, a superb coast to coast walk through the border country of England and Wales.

Ireland

Ireland's spectacular natural beauty, rich history, unhurried pace of life and legendary hospitality ensures that a walking holiday in Ireland will be a magical experience. This year we are offering two walking tours exploring the 'Emerald Isle' - the Dingle Way and the Kerry Way, a walkers' Ring of Kerry around the beautiful Iveragh Peninsula in South West Ireland.